Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Mums and dads in Bahrain who are having a tough time keeping their children amused can now enjoy a cup of coffee in peace while their young ones get busy at BizziBeez - a space dedicated to developing creativity and imagination in the little ones.
You might ask yourself what a middle class Bahraini, a 15-year-old school student and an ex-US Army recruit have in common and it would be a fair question ... but the answer is a lot less complex than you would expect.
AN enterprising salon aims to cut out tears and tantrums from a trip to the hairdressers by making it fun for toddlers.
It was an emotional and unlikely reunion ... two months after leaving Bahrain photographer Neil Whichelow last week visited an 18-month-old, two-and-a-half-foot-long Nile crocodile which once lived in his Saar living room.
Days before a Nato conference is set to be staged in Bahrain, GulfWeekly journalists -RdS- and Shilpa Chandran attended a press conference held at Nato Headquarters in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Organised by Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and newly-appointed Foreign Ministry acting head of information, studies and research, Shaikha Dr Rana bint Isa Al Khalifa, the conference provided an overview of Nato's activities in the region and Bahrain-Nato relations.
Founded in 1949 to protect Western countries from communism, Nato became the world's most powerful regional defence alliance. But since the end of the Cold War it has assumed a range of new roles.
There is approximately eight weeks left in the academic year for many students. For most of the freshman and sophomore students these weeks will lead up to a fantastic summer vacation spent mostly on free time and leisure.
AT Bahrain's very first Farmer's Market, expatriates and villagers, tourists and Shaikhas all swapped their weekend shopping in air-conditioned malls for the chance of savouring fresh local produce straight from the farm.
Friends and family of a Pakistani policeman killed in a firebomb attack on his patrol car in Bahrain are coming to grips with the tragedy that has sent shock waves throughout the kingdom.
